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KMID : 0897520000050020207
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Journal of Korean Association of Social Psychiatry
2000 Volume.5 No. 2 p.207 ~ p.213
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The Relationships of the Severity of Depression, Anxiety, and Minor Stressors in General Population
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Hwang Jang-Ho
Kwon Jung-Wha
Cho Jee-Hee
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Abstract
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Objectives：The purpose of this study was to examine the prevalence of depression in general population and to find the relationships of the severity of depression, anxiety, and minor stressors.
Method：By using the survey on 663 volunteers at 3 public health centers in Seoul, the authors examined the prevalence of depression, sociodemographic characteristics and the psychiatric treatment history of subjects. The Zung self-rating depression scale(SDS) and the Zung self-rating anxiety scale(SAS) were used to measure severity of depression and anxiety. The daily stress inventory(DSI) was used to measure minor stressors.
Results：The mean depression score of the subjects was 42.20±8.55 and 63.1%(N＝418) of the subjects had at least mild depressive symptoms. Of all subjects, 4.4%(N＝29) had severe, 26.1%(N＝173) had moderate, and 32.6% (N＝216) had mild depressive symptoms. Only 0.8%(N＝5) of the depressed respondents were treated currently and 2.4%(N＝16) were treated previously for their mental health problems. Depressive symptoms had not statistically significant relationships with any sociodemographic characteristics. The severity of depression had a significantly positive correlation with anxiety(r＝0.555, p<0.01) and daily minor stressors(r＝0.263, p<0.01).
Conclusion：In public health centers, the education and screening test for depression provide a good opportunity for identifying the unidentified and untreated individuals with depression. There is need for public health initiatives to detect and treat depressive peoples who could not receive any mental care.
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KEYWORD
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Depression, Anxiety, Minor stressors
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